Innovator of Circumferential
& Spiral Thigh Lift

THIGH PLASTIC SURGERY

Your thigh has four surfaces: front, outer, inner, and back. Each surface has a corresponding thighplasty technique, and there are also thigh lifts that reduce thigh width and circumference. Learn more about the different thighplasty techniques Dr. Agha offers.

Anterior Thigh Lift

Pioneered by Dr. Agha for his patients, the anterior thigh lift or thigh front lift is a procedure that has not been described in plastic surgery textbooks or literature.  It uses an incision over the thigh front, through which the thigh skin and fat are lifted and anchored at a higher position using multiple anchoring sutures. In this manner, the thighs are lifted.

Posterior Thigh Lift

Targeting the back of the thighs, the posterior thigh lift gets rid of loose skin of the banana rolls under the buttocks. Dr. Agha creates an incision in the infra-gluteal crease that separates the butt from the thigh back. Through this incision, a crescent segment of the upper thigh back under the buttock’s crease is excised. The upper thigh back tissue is the mobilized upwards and the infra-gluteal crease reconstructed meticulously. The posterior thigh lift gets rid of dimples of the back of the thighs and banana rolls.

Inner Thigh Lift

Also known as the medial thigh lift, the inner thigh lift reduces excess skin and fat in the upper portion of your inner thighs, making it the ideal procedure for people with excess inner thigh skin. Dr. Agha creates an incision at the junction of the thigh and pubic area in your groin crease. He then removes a crescent of excess upper inner thigh skin and fat. He then lifts the inner thigh all the way to the groin crease at a higher position and secures it to the underlying pubic bone using multiple anchoring sutures. Finally, He reconstructs your groin crease meticulously to prevent it from stretching your labia and flattening your vulva.

Over the past 20 years, Dr. Agha has advanced his anchoring strategies for this often poorly performed surgery. He has now developed his own signature inner thigh lift technique that he uses for both his own primaries and for correction of secondary surgeries done elsewhere.

Outer Thigh Lift

Also called lateral thigh lift, the outer thigh lift solves excess tissue and skin problems on your outer thighs and saddlebag regions. Since the outer or lateral thigh lift is typically performed as part of a lower body lift or combined with a buttock lift or an extended tummy tuck, its incision is essentially an extension of the incisions of these procedures. Through these incisions, Dr. Agha excises the excess tissues of the waist and upper outer thigh.

The outer thigh lift is the most powerful of all thigh lift procedures. Dr. Agha can typically remove 4-12 inches of outer thigh and waist skin for most patients. He has even removed 18 inches in a weight loss patient. The outer thigh lift results in a smoother contour of the outer thigh skin as it flows into the concavity of the waist.

Spiral Thigh Lift

The spiral thigh lift is a combination of both the inner and posterior thigh lift procedures. Pioneered by Drs. Agha and Hurwitz, this thigh lift procedure lifts the back and the inner thigh through an incision that runs along the groin crease and infra-gluteal crease under the buttocks. Just as its name implies, the spiral thigh lift employs a spiral incision. For the laxity on the inner thighs, Dr. Agha continues the incisions over the groin crease. He removes a crescent of upper inner thigh skin, then lifts and secures the inner thighs at a higher position. He also reconstructs the groin crease, resulting in a tighter and smoother thigh contour.

Circumferential Thigh Lift

A circumferential thigh lift is a complex procedure that should only be undertaken by plastic surgeons routinely performing thigh lift surgeries. It offers elevation of all the four surfaces of the thighs through an incision that starts in the infra-gluteal crease under the buttocks, running over the groin crease, and the over the hip towards the back.

Vertical Thighplasty

Also known as thigh reduction, the vertical thighplasty is used for treating the loose skin of the thighs in a circumferential dimension. It is especially useful for treating excess thigh skin that spans from the pubic area to the inner knee on the inner surface of the thighs.

Thigh Liposuction

Thigh liposuction reduces the fatty prominence of the inner thighs, saddlebags, banana rolls under the buttocks, inner knee bulges, and thigh fronts or backs. It can be done by itself or combined with other thighplasty procedures. Dr. Agha can also perform it on one or multiple thigh areas, or even the whole thigh.